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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bee•tle1 /ˈbitəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsan insect having hard, horny front wings that cover and protect the wings used for flight.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bee•tle1 (bēt′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -tled, -tling. n. - Insectsany of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings.
- Insects(loosely) any of various insects resembling the beetle, as a cockroach.
v.i. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to move quickly;
scurry:He beetled off to catch the train.
- late Middle English betylle, bityl, Old English bitela (bitel- biting (bit- bite + -el adjective, adjectival suffix) + -a noun, nominal suffix) bef. 900
- Buildinga heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- Buildingany of various wooden instruments for beating linen, mashing potatoes, etc.
v.t. - Buildingto use a beetle on;
drive, ram, beat, or crush with a beetle. - Textilesto finish (cloth) with a beetling machine.
- Middle English betel, Old English bētl, bȳtel hammer (cognate with Middle Low German bētel chisel), equivalent. to bē(a)t- beat + -il noun, nominal suffix bef. 900
- projecting;
overhanging:beetle brows.
v.i. - to project;
jut out;
overhang:a cliff that beetles over the sea. - to hang or tower over in a threatening or menacing manner:The prospect of bankruptcy beetled over him.
- 1325–75; Middle English; back formation from beetle-browed
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